Wellfound vs Workable

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Workable is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 30.1 versus 2.1 for Wellfound, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Wellfound if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 44% positive)
strong for reaching startup-interested candidates
free tier

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 2.1)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
fast deployment and ease of use

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Wellfound	Workable
Visibility score	2.1%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#36	#2
Share of voice	0.3%	7.2%
Mentions this run	2	38
Positive in AI answers	50%	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Wellfound 0pp · Workable 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.7%

34.1%

AI Mode

29.4%

Perplexity

2.6%

26.7%

WellfoundWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

2Wellfound ranked higher

0Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Wellfound	Workable
Best recruiting platform for startups	Perplexity	#3	#5
Where can I sign up for a recruiting platform?	ChatGPT	#1	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Wellfound	Workable
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$299 / mo
Free plan	—	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Browser-based	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	—	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	—	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	—	2012
Headquarters	New York City, NY	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Corporate spinout	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies.	Companies of any size that care about time-to-value and ease of use and want a system that is fast to implement and easy to adopt, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.